यस्मै वा सर्गवेतालसमुत्थानं विरोचते । आत्मनाशाय सङ्कल्पाद् उत्थापयतु सो ऽङ्ग तम्
To whomever the arising of creation and its phantoms is pleasing, let him, for the sake of self-annihilation, raise that up by his own intention, O dear one.
दृश्यं निर्माय द्रष्टृत्वम् एत्यात्मानं निबध्य च । य इच्छति सुखं स स्वं विदधातु यथेप्सितम्
Having created the visible and assumed the role of the seer, binding himself as well, whoever desires happiness should arrange his own life as he wishes.
यथाभूतार्थकथने वयं नाम समुद्यताः । श्रुत्वा सत्यम् असत्यं तु गृह्णातु स्वेच्छया जनः
We are engaged in speaking things as they truly are; let people, upon hearing, accept as true or false whatever they wish.
सर्गार्थी सर्गयुक्तीहो मोक्षार्थी मोक्षयुक्तिमान् । भवत्व् अत्र महाबाहो न नẖ कश्चिद् अपि ग्रहः
Let one who seeks creation pursue arguments about creation, and one who seeks liberation pursue reasoning about liberation; O mighty-armed one, here no one is compelled by us.
सर्गाद् व्यावृत्तसंविद् यस् सबाह्याभ्यन्तरात्मनः । सर्गासत्तावबोधात्मा सो ऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते
He whose awareness has turned away from creation, both outwardly and inwardly, and whose knowledge is of the unreality of creation—he is fit for immortality.
सर्गासत्ताप्रत्ययेन सर्गसंविन् निवर्तते । साहन्ता समनस्कारा शिष्यते यद् अनाम तत्
By the conviction of the unreality of creation, the awareness of creation ceases; what remains is the nameless, along with the sense of 'I' and the mind.
सुविचारितम् अन्विष्टं यावत् सर्गो न विद्यते । साहन्तादिमनस्कारẖ किम् अन्यद् भ्रमकारणम्
When, through thorough inquiry and investigation, creation is found not to exist, what else but the sense of 'I' and mind remains as the cause of delusion?
पातालम् आविशसि यासि नभो विलङ्घ्य दिङ्मण्डलं भ्रमसि चेत् तद् अनात्मतात्मा । भ्रान्तीतरो ऽहम् इति नास्ति न सर्गवर्गस् स्पन्देतरो ऽनिल इवाम्ब्वितरेव धारा
If you enter the netherworld, soar through the sky, or wander across the circle of directions, all that is the non-self acting as the self; apart from delusion, there is no 'I', no world, nor any movement, just as wind does not stir within water.
कलनामात्रकार्यत्वाद् इमे मेर्वादयो ऽद्रयः । मृदवो लघवस् साक्षात् कौशेयनिकराद् अपि
Because these mountains, from Meru onward, are merely products of conceptualization, they are in fact softer and lighter than even clusters of silk.
निस्स्पन्दपवनाकारशरीरा भूतजातयः । ब्रह्माद्या अपि विद्यन्ते पिशाचपटलादिवत्
The elements, and even Brahma and the rest, exist with bodies like unmoving air—just like hosts of spirits.
अहोरात्रात्मनी तुच्छे प्रकाशतमसी तते । जन्तोḫ पवनदेहस्य च्छायाविहसने इव
In the self, which is empty of day and night, where light and darkness are side by side, the living being, with a body of breath, seems to play like a shadow.
अन्विष्यमाणम् अप्राप्यं जगत् स्फुरति खे परे । केशपिञ्छलवभ्रान्तिर् इवानिर्मलचक्षुषः
The world appears in the vast sky, sought but never attained, like the illusion of hair-tufts seen by one whose eyes are not clear.
सुरासुरास् स्फुरन्तीमे छिन्नवृक्षपिशाचवत् । परिपश्यन्ति संसारं दग्धदेहकजीववत्
These gods and demons flicker like ghosts around a felled tree; they perceive the cycle of existence like souls arisen from burnt bodies.
निश्श्वसन्ति च भस्त्रावद् विवर्तन्ते खधूमवत् । चिन्वन्त्य् अर्धप्रसुप्ताभं पश्यन्त्य् उद्भ्रान्तम् आबिलम्
They breathe like bellows, revolve like smoke in the sky, search as if half-asleep, and see everything as agitated and clouded.
जडास् स्फुरन्ति जनता नदीरयतरङ्गवत् । बुध्यन्ते ऽन्यात्मकाश् चान्यत् कोकिलाẖ काकताम् इव
The dull-witted people flicker like waves stirred by a river; some awaken with a different sense of self, like cuckoos taking on the nature of crows.
उद्यन्ति स्थावरा भूमौ रयरेखा इवाम्भसि । भावाḫ परिणमन्त्य् अन्तर् जलानीव रयाज् जले
Immovable beings arise on earth like lines of foam on water; inner states transform like water ripples forming from lines in water.
अनुभूतय आत्मस्था इक्षोर् मधुरता इव । क्षोभ्यन्ते विक्रियन्ते च पवनस्पर्शपीडनैः
Experiences, abiding in the self, are like sweetness in sugarcane; they are disturbed and altered by the pressure of the wind's touch.
कलनैकात्मिका लघ्वी सकुलाद्रीन्द्रमण्डला । तुलाम् आरोपिता भूमिर् न भवत्य् अर्धरक्तिका
The earth, which is but a single calculation, light, yet containing mountains, oceans, and the moon, when weighed on a scale, does not even tip the balance by half a mark.
भविष्यद्भूतकोशस्थं द्यौḫ पातालतलं गता । अग्नेश् चित्रकृतस्येव शैत्यम् एवानुभूयते
The sky, resting in the repository of future beings, has reached the realm beneath the earth; only coolness is experienced, as with the artistry of fire.
अधूमात्म निराधारम् अवातादिसमीरितम् । खम् ऊर्ध्वम् अम्बु यात्य् अभ्रैर् बान्धवैर् इव शिक्षितम्
Without smoke, without support, not stirred by wind or other forces, water rises upward into the sky, trained by its kin, the clouds.
समुद्रा दिवि तिष्ठन्ति तारका उदिता भुवः । नृत्यन्ति सभुजाश् शैलाश् सैकतं तैलम् उज्झति
Oceans stand in the heavens, stars appear on the earth, mountains dance with arms, and sand releases oil.
यथा सङ्कल्प्यते यद् यत् तत् तथा न तद् अन्यथा । सङ्कल्पकलनाकल्पं किं सत् किं वाप्य् असद् भवेत्
Whatever is imagined, that alone comes to be, not otherwise; in the realm of imagination and calculation, what is real and what is unreal may arise.
न स्थिरं नास्थिरं किञ्चिन् न जडं न च चेतनम् । नाहं न त्वं न सन् नासन् न स्थूलं नाणुताततम्
Nothing is stable or unstable, nothing is inert or conscious; neither I nor you, neither existence nor nonexistence, neither gross nor subtle, is established.
सर्वं च सर्वथा सर्वं सर्वदा सार्वसार्विकम् । कल्पनाविश्वरूपात्म न तद् अस्ति न यद् वपुः
Everything, in every way, at all times, is wholly universal; from the imagined form of the universe, neither that nor its appearance truly exists.
बालेनैरावणो बद्धो दग्धाश् चन्द्रत्विषाद्रयः । सरित्प्रवाहलगुडैर् युध्यन्ते चित्रमानवाः
By a child, Airavata is bound; mountains are burned by moonlight; rivers fight with sticks of sugarcane; wondrous people engage in battle.
सुफालकृष्टे वितते व्योम्नि व्युप्तास् सुशालयः । पक्वाश् च सङ्गृहीताश् च भाण्डेषु च नियोजिताः
In the sky, beautifully plowed and spread out, splendid houses are arranged; ripe and gathered, they are placed and assigned in vessels.
हरिणा हारि गायन्ति नृत्यन्ति वनराजयः । पद्मा दृषदि जायन्ते प्रसूताẖ कलभं शिलाः
Deer captivate as they sing, the forest groves dance; lotuses are born upon stone, and rocks give birth to elephant calves.
उड्डीयन्ते पुराण्य् उच्चैर् भिक्षन्ति भुवि भानवः । सानवो नगरायन्ते गायन्ति मृदु मद्गवः
Ancient cities fly high into the air, suns beg for alms upon the earth; mountain peaks become cities, and gentle herons sing.
इत्यादिकापि सङ्कल्पकला सत्येव राजते । अन्या सत्याप्य् असत्येव न संवित्तिर् विराजते
Thus, this art of imagination shines as real, yet another reality may appear unreal—consciousness does not manifest there.
एषा च सङ्कल्पकला तीव्रसङ्कल्पकल्पिता । पूर्वसङ्कल्पसन्त्यागात् सत्यरूपानुमीयते
And this art of imagination is fashioned by intense resolve; when previous imaginings are abandoned, its true nature is inferred.